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Programming

R
SQL
Python

Software skills

Tableau | Shiny | Markdown | LaTeX | Git | SPSS | Microsoft Office | Google Workspace

Research strengths

Data Visualization | Statistical Modelling | Bayesian Inference | Multilevel Regression | Longitudinal Analysis | Causal Inference | Research Design

Professional qualities

Project Management | Leadership | Communication | Writing | Collaboration | Presentations | Team Building

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David Caldwell

Experience

Data Scientist

Judicial Council of California

San Francisco, CA

present - 2023

Doctoral Researcher

Centre for Institutions & Political Behaviour

Durham University

2023 - 2017

  • Developing longitudinal and quasi-experimental research designs
  • Constructing and summarizing Bayesian multilevel models
  • Presenting complex data analyses and visualizations to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Research Assistant

Centre for Institutions & Political Behaviour

Durham University

2023 - 2019

  • Writing software to efficiently clean and analyze decades of cross-national survey data
  • Developing innovative statistical measures of social outcomes
  • Consulting on data wrangling, analysis, and visualization

Teaching Associate

School of Government & International Affairs

Durham University

2021 - 2018

  • Designing and teaching classes on probability and statistics, research design, and comparative politics
  • Using statistical software and data visualization tools to instruct clients at a variety of skill levels
  • Evaluating performance and delivering constructive feedback

Education

PhD, Political Science

Durham University

N/A

2023

15 ECTS Credits, Advanced Machine Learning for Social Scientists

University of Essex

N/A

2020

15 ECTS Credits, Advanced Methods for Social Media and Textual Data

University of Essex

N/A

2019

15 ECTS Credits, Advanced Survey Data Analysis and Survey Experiments

University of Essex

N/A

2018

MA, Politics and International Relations

Durham University

N/A

2016

BA (Hons), International Relations and Politics

De Montfort University

N/A

2015

Service

Global Citizenship Programme

Ustinov College

Durham University

2021 - 2019

  • Organizing events with hundreds of attendendees
  • Chairing panel discussions and Q&A sessions
  • Leading cross-functional teams from diverse backgrounds

Postgraduate Research Representative

School of Government & International Affairs

Durham University

2020 - 2019

  • Sitting on the Board of Studies and Student-Staff Consultative Committee
  • Consulting on the implementation of reforms to graduate student progression reviews
  • Liaising with faculty, staff, and other student leaders in the department

PhD Association President

School of Government & International Affairs

Durham University

2019

  • Leading the executive committee
  • Delegating responsibilities among cross-functional teams
  • Organizing weekly research seminars and professional development workshops

Writing

Polarisation and Cultural Realignment in Britain, 2014-2019

Doctoral thesis, Durham University

N/A

2023

Are Claims Surrounding Partisan Motivated Reasoning Exaggerated? The Effect of Conservative Partisanship on European Integration Attitudes During the Brexit Period

Working paper

N/A

2023

Open source contributions

polaRized: An R Package for Estimating Political Attitude Polarization in Complex Survey Data

Available on GitHub

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